The internet is the primary source of infertility-related information for most people who are experiencing fertility issues. Although no longer shrouded in stigma, the privacy of interacting only with a computer provides a sense of safety when engaging with sensitive content and allows for diverse and geographically dispersed communities to connect and share their experiences. It also provides businesses with a virtual marketplace for their products. The introduction of ChatGPT, a conversational language model developed by OpenAI to understand and generate human-like text in response to user input, in November 2022, and other emerging generative artificial intelligence (AI) language models, has changed and will continue to change the way we interact with large volumes of digital information. When it comes to its application in health information seeking, specifically in relation to fertility in this case, is ChatGPT a friend or foe in helping people make well-informed decisions? Furthermore, if deemed useful, how can we ensure this technology supports fertility-related decision-making? After conducting a study into the quality of the information provided by ChatGPT to people seeking information on fertility, we explore the potential benefits and pitfalls of using generative AI as a tool to support decision-making.

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ChatGPT：可靠的生育决策工具？

对于大多数遇到生育问题的人来说，互联网是不孕相关信息的主要来源。尽管不再被耻辱所笼罩，但仅与计算机交互的隐私在处理敏感内容时提供了一种安全感，并允许不同且地理位置分散的社区相互联系和分享他们的经验。它还为企业提供了产品的虚拟市场。2022 年 11 月，OpenAI 开发的 ChatGPT 是一种对话语言模型，用于根据用户输入理解并生成类似人类的文本，该模型和其他新兴的生成人工智能 (AI) 语言模型的推出已经并将继续改变我们与大量数字信息交互的方式。当谈到其在健康信息搜索中的应用时，特别是在本例中与生育相关的应用，ChatGPT 在帮助人们做出明智决定方面是朋友还是敌人？此外，如果认为有用，我们如何确保这项技术支持与生育相关的决策？在对 ChatGPT 向寻求生育信息的人们提供的信息质量进行研究后，我们探讨了使用生成人工智能作为支持决策的工具的潜在好处和陷阱。